0:01:59 Family life
0:04:45 Growing up in a railroad depot and World War II
0:07:34 Railroad work and telegraphy in father’s time
0:09:38 First job as a grocery clerk, the “extra board” and railroad seniority
0:11:45 Interstate Commerce Commission
0:17:22 Morse Telegraph Club
0:26:12 First transcontinental telegraph line
0:23:17 Train dispatching and overcoming communication limits
0:28:39 Telegraphy demonstration
0:35:23 Guglielmo Marconi and wireless telegraphy]]>
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This interview was conducted by Judy Scherer on April 1, 2014. Interview topics include McGuire's background and family, his college education, join the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC), Whiteman Air Force Base, McCoy Air Force Base, duties as a procurement officer and a contract administrator, the Defense Contract Administration Services, serving in Bangkok during the Vietnam War, the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations (USAFOSI), the Rock Island Arsenal, military retirement, U.S.-Thailand relations, and his many travel experiences.]]>
0:02:33 College years
0:03:06 Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps and Whiteman Air Force Base
0:04:42 McCoy Air Force Base
0:05:42 George Washington University, Defense Contract Administration Services, and Bangkok, Thailand
0:07:05 U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations
0:14:55 Assignments in the United States
0:15:33 Bangkok and Mom Rajawongse Seni Promoj
0:21:45 Duties as a Contract Administrator
0:23:24 Interesting people and stories from Thailand
0:28:06 Communicating with family
0:30:23 Communicating with Thais
0:35:50 Visiting South Korea with his wife
0:39:42 Closing remarks]]>
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Episode 22 features a discussion of a Dickson's Folly, an early attempt to regulate traffic in Orlando, Florida. This podcast also includes interviews with Dr. Julian C. Chambliss of Rollins College and Dr. Fon Gordon of the University of Central Florida.]]>
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